Kate Arnold, PW School Board’s student representative, to hold town hall meetings for students

Kate Arnold, student representative to the PWCS School Board, has scheduled town hall meetings to solicit opinions on school matters from students. Students wishing to speak will be asked to sign in at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers will have three minutes to speak.

The town hall meeting schedule follows:

• Gainesville District town hall meeting – 6 p.m., February 20, at Battlefield High School. This will be followed by a town hall budget meeting hosted by School Board member Alyson Satterwhite, Gainesville District.

• Coles District town hall meeting – 6:30 p.m., March 15, at Hylton High School

• Brentsville District town hall meeting – 6 p.m., March 22, at Brentsville District High School

Additional town hall meetings are being planned, Arnold said. Details will be posted when dates, times and locations are confirmed.

Arnold is a senior at Hylton High School and is a non-voting member as the student representative to the school board. She will have the opportunity to share ideas, suggestions, and concerns solicited from students with the School Board.

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